Random Ramblings...

It's 7am. It's pouring outside. It's felt like fall for the past few days instead of spring/summer. Last night it was so cold- I pulled out the blanket I had put away from the winter & snuggled up with it. For tonight's dinner I already have the pulled pork cooking in the slow cooker (I'll post the recipe next)... I have some salad & the last of my sushi bowl in the fridge for my dinner. My kitchen is littered with all the "dry" goods that I haven't put away yet since I went grocery shopping late last night. Because I have so many meals already planned out, I'm so tempted to just snuggle in and have a cooking marathon & freeze everything-- except, my freezer is full :(
A friend on a group I run suggested to do a very easy recipe for my 3 year old son to make. You take an Angel Food Cake box mix that calls for water only to be added & instead, you add a can of crushed pineapple to it (20oz I believe). This would be great for him because he likes to "cook" and he loves to eat what he makes... LOL!
Of all the things I'm a little nervous about (although i shouldn't be) is the eggplant lasagna. I've never made a lasagna-- well, wait, I have... just with no cook noodles (which taste like poop if you ask me). Here is my mini rant of the day. Store bought dried pasta tastes like cardboard. It has absolutely no taste. The only taste you get is whatever else you've made-- a marinara, cheese, etc... It's like filler for your stomach. Once I started making my own pasta from scratch-- I felt like the best sauces I make are wasted on such an inferior product... ALTHOUGH that being said... I have two kids UNDER 4 so I don't always have time to make dough, let it rest & roll it out. That & the supermarket had a sale where each box of a Barilla was a dollar. I usually use a lot of egg yolks in my pasta dough that make it so delicate & delicious--- but I bet I'm putting in more than a dollar into the ingredients. :P
Well, that's my rant for the day.... and my morning ramblings... I haven't finished my coffee so my thoughts tend to be jumbled  before I finish...